CVE-2006-5852

OpenBase SQL <10.0.1 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2006-5852. PoCs published by Kevin Finisterre.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages insecure system() calls in OpenBase 10.0 to achieve privilege escalation by overwriting system binaries (cp, killall, rm) with malicious versions that spawn a root shell. It compiles and replaces binaries in /tmp to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges.

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in openexec in OpenBase SQL before 10.0.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a modified PATH that references a malicious helper binary, as demonstrated by (1) cp, (2) rm, and (3) killall, different vectors than CVE-2006-5327.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Kevin Finisterre · perllocalosx
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2738

This exploit leverages insecure system() calls in OpenBase 10.0 to achieve privilege escalation by overwriting system binaries (cp, killall, rm) with malicious versions that spawn a root shell. It compiles and replaces binaries in /tmp to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: OpenBase 10.0
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Local access to the target system · OpenBase 10.0 installed with vulnerable binaries
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/22742
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4404
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2738
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=116296717330758&w=2

Scores

EPSS 0.0075
EPSS Percentile 50.2%

Details

Status published
Products (4)
openbase_international_ltd/openbase 7.0.15
openbase_international_ltd/openbase 8.0.4
openbase_international_ltd/openbase 9.1.5
openbase_international_ltd/openbase 10.0
Published Nov 10, 2006
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026